Our son is part of us, being different makes him unique.We look past the autism and see him, our son.The hansome ,cheeky ,sparkle thats growing up in his own unique way.just makes us adore him more.love Mum xxx

For over three decades I lived in darkness,

It felt impossible to find the Light,

Every which way I turned,

I simply could not give up the fight.

Then one day I turned to see Autism, gazing at me with unconditional Love and Light,

"Write about what you feel, mum, write what you feel inside" is what he said to me each time.

So I turned within and wrote my deepest fears and desires,

Day by day I felt lighter and awakened to Autism's power.

Through my writing I was able to self heal and see the light,

But that was not the end of my story or plight.

"Share your words, mum, share what you know.Spread the healing words so the whole world can heal from their sorrow".

Autism gave me the faith and strength to consider another path to follow.

At first I was hesitant because I did not believe I could achieve such a goal,

But Autism's gaze conveyed the words that God wants us to let go of our woes.

Through Autism I have found Truth and Knowledge as to why God has blessed us with such pure children,

Through Autism I have found Spirituality and Wisdom.

Autism helped me find the dormant Courage lying within me,

Suffocating the negative voice in my head telling me that I could not achieve.

I made my poems a journey of self healing,

A book making a statement about Autism's divine and healing abilities.

If only mankind would look beneath the surface of our children and truly see,

An abundance of divine qualities we should all strive to merge within our spirit.

If only mankind would release their preconceived ideas about 'normality',

Only then will they see that God sent Autism to teach and guide humanity.

I just wanted to share my story about my wounderful boyfriend who has got aspergers. I first met my boyfriend, shaun, when he was 23 years old, he told me he had aspergers and i had never heard of it before so i did have to do some reserch about it. He is the most wounderful person i have ever met, he is so caring, thoughtful and so intelligent! Individuals with autism are amazing people, and 4 years down the line i am still learning new thirngs about autism and the way shaun is everyday. I just wanted to share this and i love him so much and he is so special in his own way :)

My son William was a gift from God. He was born on Christmas Day in 2009. Ever since that day I have been blessed with this child. As months went by the bigger he got, little did I know what was happening to my baby. Between 8-9 months he was unable to finish easy tasks for as a normal child of his age, he didn't say a word other than momma or papa up until 13 months. Things began to start worrying me. Hearing my closed minded Hispanic family comparing my son with other relatives was frustrating for me. I went days crying and thinking I was not a good mother. It was then when I finally decided to take him to a specialist to find out what was going on with my son. Even though at that time he was 16 months I still needed to hear that my son was perfectly fine. Shocking was to me when the specialist told me he had Austin spectrum disorder which we still had to do several test to confirm it. I was scared and didn't want to believe at first but I did my research. I got more involved with his activities, I enrolled him in Leaps and bounds, I read what I could to help him out. He changed my way of thinking completely. I became more aware of people with special needs which before I didn't really acknowledge them. My son is so smart and with his love makes everyone put a smile on their face. My Hispanic family started to accept my son just the way he is and notice his ability of accomplishing tasks that normal kids won't be able to do at this age. My son has Autism and I learned to accept him with love.

I'm 21 and autistic. I know lots of trivia. I was diagnosed at age nine. They first diagnosed me as bipolar. I took medicine since second grade. I love life and very religis (dont know how to spell that word). I also love to read and started reading at age four and got to read chapter books. in second grade.

When We look back on our son's 21 years, I sometimes wonder who learned more? As we tried to teach him all we can about the world, I think he has taught us more than we knew about this world. Keith is an amazing person with a beautiful heart that loves to make people laugh. High functioning,his dream is to touch people through movies. He wishes to be the next Steven Spielbourg. We continue to try to keep his dream alive while bringing reality to it also. This makes us realize how difficult life really is for these children/people. As children there are all kinds of options within a school, but as adults it is a different story.

As a parent part of our job is to help the child prepair for the world, an adult with autism has more challenges ahead because the help available is limited and financially out of reach for most. So what now? We continue to try to see things through his eyes and think positive. Keith has a way of making us look at things in a different way and for that we are eternally greatful for being blessed enough to have him in our lives. He is the most amazing person we know and we are honored to be his parents!

At times I just hear him saying "it's ok, mom", with that smile and it makes everything brighter! We are truly blessed!

When We look back on our son's 21 years, I sometimes wonder who learned more? As we tried to teach him all we can about the world, I think he has taught us more than we knew about this world. Keith is an amazing person with a beautiful heart that loves to make people laugh. High functioning,his dream is to touch people through movies. He wishes to be the next Steven Spielbourg. We continue to try to keep his dream alive while bringing reality to it also. This makes us realize how difficult life really is for these children/people. As children there are all kinds of options within a school, but as adults it is a different story.

As a parent part of our job is to help the child prepair for the world, an adult with autism has more challenges ahead because the help available is limited and financially out of reach for most. So what now? We continue to try to see things through his eyes and think positive. Keith has a way of making us look at things in a different way and for that we are eternally greatful for being blessed enough to have him in our lives. He is the most amazing person we know and we are honored to be his parents!

At times I just hear him saying "it's ok, mom", with that smile and it makes everything brighter! We are truly blessed!

I had no idea what life could bring me until my son was diagnosed with autism almost 5 years ago. I was scared, had the initial feeling of guilt, fear, not just for myself but for my son. Through many years of educating myself and my family and everyone around us, I have come to realize just how amazing my son is and how foolish it was of me to feel guilty.

Alexander can conquer anything and does more in one day just to have a semi-normal day, than any of us does in a week. He works harder than any kid I see in his age group.

Alexander's diagnosis, while initally shocking, was a blessing in disguise. It opened up our eyes as a family to the world of infinite possibilities and taught us that we do not need to be like everyone else. It is unbelievable what these kids (& adults) can do with their hidden talents, their propensity for soaking up knowledge. Sure, they may not look you in the eye when they speak, but listen to their words; you will see how truly unique they are. If they do not speak, watch those facial expressions- they can be more meaningful than any words that come from them. Cherish the little moments where they offer their affection and never turn it away because you never know if or when you might see it again.

One thing this experience has taught me is that I have an intolerance for those who are not accepting of other's differences. Those differences are what makes each and every person, autism or not, special.

My words of wisdom: never give up, don't be afraid to work hard, because that person in your life with autism is completely worth your effort.

Benjamin has been diagnosed with Autism since September, although I had always known something was up. Benjamin struggles everyday, as he has an "Eating aversion Disorder." Which under his insurance falls as a behavorial disorder, so we can't get in patient therapy he needs. His eating disorder is so odd that doctor's have no idea how to help him. He has never eaten a table food of any kind because of this anxiety he has. He eats oatmeal bars, and soy feeding tube shakes through a sippy cup. That is all he eats on a daily basis, with maybe some stage 2 banana baby food. His shakes are also supposed to be covered by insurance, but are not, so it also takes a toll on our family as a whole. Everyday I just hope for a way to get him what he needs before he turns 4 in August. I love him as all mother's love their sons, but Ben is my special angel, and I want more for him than anything. The biggest thing I want for him is to experience food in a healthy happy way. Hopefully it comes. We have overcome so much that this is last on the Autism kick butt list.

im a 54year old wth autism al mi life ive struggled against the ods ov alwaes being told i cold never achiebne this or that -im savant in art an hav be drawing al mi life sinse an earli age -mi art communicates fore me when mi werds wont com out -autism is an everydae chalinges wth social an sensory yet creates beautiful inner worlds where art an musik ar expressed as a ways tu interact with the neurotypical world -autism dsnt hav tu limit u as a person it can be an advantage an gifts u with many abilitys ect dspite the negative thngs -i advocate an i spread awarenesness as its adli needed for al ov us with autism as its mi super power an im proud ov mi autism-society needs tu be inklusive of all people with autism an try tu acomodate our special needs as people-society needs tu giv autistik people a chance tu show rthe world that wth training we can liv on our own an be productive people an steriotypes that are negative about us has tu end